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directorate

[ dih-rek-ter-it, dahy- ]

/ dɪˈrɛk tər ɪt, daɪ- /

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noun

the office of a director.

a body of directors.

Origin of directorate

1830–40; < French directorat < Late Latin dīrēctor director + French -at -ate³

Words nearby directorate

director of photography, director of public prosecutions, director's chair, director's cut, director-general, directorate, directorial, directory, directory assistance, directress, directrix

Example sentences from the Web for directorate

A sergeant from the Directorate General of Prisons, Mina Olmedo, was shot and killed, and eleven other guards were badly injured.

Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens |Jeff Campagna |June 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Although it's too early to accuse the ISI, Hasan says, he nevertheless thinks the directorate has to be a top suspect.

Who Killed Saleem Shahzad? |Ron Moreau, Fasih Ahmed |May 31, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The directorate of operations is now known as the National Clandestine Service.

Is Leon Panetta Covering Up Torture? |John Sifton |April 8, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The very staff of the directorate at the War Office had the same quality.

The War in the Air; Vol. 1 |Walter Raleigh.

She was soon invited by her friend Barras to all the balls and ftes under the Directorate.

Women of Modern France (Illustrated) |Hugo Paul Thieme (1870-1940)
The city was not only the seat of the Directorate, but the manufacturing center for the cosmetics industry.

Love Story |Irving E. Cox, Jr.
The other member of the directorate came along, and they had a problem with him, because they were taken in front of a judge.

Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
There (p. 416) were three sections or branches (officially called subdivisions) of the directorate.

The War in the Air; Vol. 1 |Walter Raleigh.

British Dictionary definitions for directorate

directorate

/ (dɪˈrɛktərɪt, daɪ-) /

noun

a board of directors

Also: directorship the position of director